Table 2.
Effect of APA microcapsules on selected microbes in the human large intestine.
| Microbes | Incubation time [hr] | Log CFU/ml medium | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal-TP | Uremic-empty APA microcapsules | Uremic-TP | ||
| Total aerobes | 0 | 8.22 ± 0.12 | 8.22 ± 0.11 | 8.22 ± 0.09 |
| 6 | 8.27 ± 0.01 | 8.17 ± 0.16 | 8.26 ± 0.08 | |
| 12 | 8.24 ± 0.14 | 8.34 ± 0.04 | 8.31 ± 0.07 | |
| 24 | 8.29 ± 0.1 | 8.32 ± 0.02 | 8.28 ± 0.03 | |
| Total anaerobes | 0 | 8.37 ± 0.03 | 8.37 ± 0.01 | 8.37 ± 0.01 |
| 6 | 8.35 ± 0.09 | 8.39 ± 0.02 | 8.31 ± 0.1 | |
| 12 | 8.38 ± 0.11 | 8.41 ± 0.07 | 8.38 ± 0.12 | |
| 24 | 8.37 ± 0.14 | 8.4 ± 0.11 | 8.36 ± 0.16 | |
| Escherichia coli | 0 | 8.29 ± 0.13 | 8.29 ± 0.08 | 8.29 ± 0.11 |
| 6 | 8.24 ± 0.16 | 8.33 ± 0.05 | 8.29 ± 0.12 | |
| 12 | 8.27 ± 0.11 | 8.24 ± 0.17 | 8.32 ± 0.1 | |
| 24 | 8.31 ± 0.07 | 8.28 ± 0.12 | 8.27 ± 0.11 | |
| Staphylococcus sp. | 0 | 6.65 ± 0.14 | 6.65 ± 0.12 | 6.65 ± 0.1 |
| 6 | 6.74 ± 0.07 | 6.57 ± 0.16 | 6.72 ± 0.03 | |
| 12 | 6.59 ± 0.15 | 6.61 ± 0.06 | 6.69 ± 0.01 | |
| 24 | 6.64 ± 0.13 | 6.62 ± 0.12 | 6.58 ± 0.08 | |
| 48 | 6.71 ± 0.07 | 6.74 ± 0.12 | 6.6 ± 0.17 | |
| Lactobacillus sp. | 0 | 5.32 ± 0.01 | 5.32 ± 0.06 | 5.32 ± 0.03 |
| 6 | 5.4 ± 0.05 | 5.41 ± 0.01 | 5.36 ± 0.08 | |
| 12 | 5.45 ± 0.03 | 5.39 ± 0.05 | 5.33 ± 0.11 | |
| 24 | 5.39 ± 0.09 | 5.37 ± 0.12 | 5.37 ± 0.11 | |
| 48 | 5.36 ± 0.1 | 5.35 ± 0.08 | 5.41 ± 0.01 | |
| 72 | 5.38 ± 0.17 | 5.42 ± 0.12 | 5.45 ± 0.15 | |